[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Drama (rūpaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays) › [Abhijñānaśākuntala](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala) › [Devanagari recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari) › 6.2a1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.2a1 Devanāgarī recension 6.2a1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.2a1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.2a1) dvitīyā sakhi avalambasva māṃ yāvad agrapādasthitā bhūtvā cūtakalikāṃ gṛhītvā kāmadevārcanaṃ karomi / > Second maid. Hold me, dear, while I stand on tiptoe and offer this blossom to Love, the divine. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.2a0](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.2a0) - [Next: 6.2a2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.2a2) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6) ## Translations (3) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.6.49) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.6.p20) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p53) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.2a1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.2a1) · Pramāṇa